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Reid, Edgar L., fl. 1862 Letter from a son to his father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03393.27 Author/Creator: Reid, Edgar L., fl. 1862 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 November 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One unsigned and unaddressed letter from a son to his father dated November 27, 1862. The son asks his father to write to Samuel Leonard requesting a transfer.

Leonard, Samuel H., fl. 1861-1865
Reid, Edgar L., fl. 1862
Reid, Joshua T., fl. 1862

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